Statewide Tornado Drill has begun

** EAS ACTIVATION - DRILL **
Moments ago the National Weather Service issued the following notice for the affected jurisdictons of:

Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne, Wyoming Counties

NEW YORK STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL... THERE IS NO SEVERE WEATHER OCCURING AT THIS TIME. THE 2010 NEW YORK STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL HAS BEGUN. SCHOOLS... BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK SHOULD TEST IMPLEMENT THEIR TORNADO SAFETY PLANS AT THIS TIME. REPEATING THIS DRILL IS IN SUPPORT OF THE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL AND SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. THERE IS NO SEVERE WEATHER OCCURING AT THIS TIME. THE NEW YORK STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL PROVIDES SCHOOLS... GOVERNMENT AGENCIES... BUSINESSES... AND FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE THEIR TORNADO SAFETY PLANS PRIOR TO AN ACTUAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. DO YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHED? INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AND DEVELOPING A PLAN CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT http://www.weather.gov/